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[Guide] Ranger Pet Basics - 101

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Drae
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Posted On: 10/12/2012 at 01:03 PM
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I just don't have the time to maintain the guide in so many places, all with varying format options. The guide is up on my website at:

Ranger Pet Basics - 101

There is also the comparison page at:

Ranger Pets

Good Hunting!
Drae



» Edited on: 2013-02-26 17:18:03

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Replied On: 10/12/2012 at 03:42 PM PDT

Nice! I'm still learning my Ranger (only mid 20's) and this is a huge help for me. I ignore my pet too much - I shall pay closer attention now.

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Replied On: 10/12/2012 at 04:23 PM PDT

The blue button with the dove-looking icon on it determines your pet's aggressiveness. Right now there is only "attack-mode" and "peace-mode." For those of you that hate the speed-nerf that comes with combat, switching to peace-mode alleviates this a lot as your pet won't attack anything close-by. Stowing your pet entirely when running is even better, since they tend to position themselves to one side or the other of you, perhaps inadvertantly aggroing a mob. Keep in mind that stowed pets will ALWAYS pop out from stowage if you take any damage at all. Good to know on those jumping puzzles with mobs around and/or tricky camera angles. Obsi p.s. The human elite skill "Hounds of Balthazar" works with the ranger utility skill "Search and Rescue." So using it both of those together will effectively grant you triple the rez speed, as all 3 "pets" will try to rez the downed player.

» Edited on: 2012-10-12 16:26:56

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Replied On: 10/22/2012 at 07:51 PM PDT
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Obsi, Thank you for noticing that I had skipped a button! I'll fix that now. I got so fixated on the Pet Management button, after F3, that I skipped the "Pet State" button. Also some very good advice on quick revives. I had no idea a pet would come out of stowage immediately upon taking damage. Excellent, post. Thank you! Drae PS - No idea what happened to the formatting that had been included. I'll clean it up with CSS if this forum will let me do so. For now, I'll make the changes on my website and copy them back to here.

» Edited on: 2012-10-22 20:01:58

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Replied On: 10/22/2012 at 08:29 PM PDT
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Love my ranger, and I would stress that the key to playing this class to its full ability is having a deep understanding of your pets abilities. Many pets can start combo fields, and some like the hawk will give you a swiftness buff at the beginning or each fight...but only if you begin your pull with the F2 special skill it will not. The borwn bear's F2 skill is "shake it off"...invaluable when fighting creatures that poison.

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Replied On: 10/23/2012 at 10:24 PM PDT

Great guide. Now I know why I havent been able to fill my 2 lower spots. Does anyone know of a good site or guide to locate pets?

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Replied On: 10/25/2012 at 04:54 PM PDT
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To find pets you can go to my site once it is built. I know exactly where I got each one and I have them all. But, since it is not up and there are many places for them ... Go to: Guildwars 2 Wiki
On the left of the page is a search box. You enter the name of the pet ... ie Juvenile Alpine Wolf.
It will take you to that pet's page. Down a bit will be a listing of locations. One of the locations for the Juvenile Alpine Wolf is "Wayfarer Foothills".
Got to: Guildhead Map
Click on the name "Wayfarer Foothills". The Wayfarer Foothils map will be displayed and down toward the bottom of the Wayfarer Foothils map you will see 3 pet icons, one of which is the Juvenile Alpine Wolf.
Go there and get your new Juvenile Alpine Wolf.

» Edited on: 2012-10-27 08:46:56

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Replied On: 10/28/2012 at 02:23 PM PDT
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I cleaned up the Pet Control Panel section, and continue to work on the coding. Remember, the pet control panel changed recently with one of the recent patches. Our pets only have two modes now instead of three. Added Oddities and Exceptions to the Classification section ... interesting stuff. I also uploaded the images needed to have the Control Panel section show properly.

» Edited on: 2012-10-29 18:04:30

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Replied On: 10/31/2012 at 12:33 PM PDT

The most useful thing I find with pets is the 15 second cool down, 2 second haste on pet swap, really good for securing kills in sPvP and WvW because you stamp people twice as fast

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Replied On: 11/02/2012 at 02:50 AM PDT
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I added a few more oddities that I have come across in my studies of pet damage and survivability. If anyone cares to do work with the Hyena and let me know anything which differs from the information ... it would be greatly appreciated.

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Replied On: 11/02/2012 at 07:07 AM PDT

Quick question, and I feel comfortable asking here. In combat a rangers mobility seems to be their greatest weapon, however the pet is unrelenting in its pursuit. As a ranger, what are the major drawbacks of losing your pet in wvw combat? Is it more beneficial to focus down the pet then the ranger? I'm aware that with most pet classes if you kill the master the pet dies with them. However I prefer to fight groups and will seldom engage 1v1. So I'm wondering by eliminating the pet am I nullifying the dps of the ranger? Thanks ahead of time.

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Replied On: 11/03/2012 at 05:17 PM PDT
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Many times, the pet will get involved with npc mobs and will give away your position in WvW by showing combat. Keep them on "Avoid Combat" until you need them. I use mine for boons, cleansing, and conditions such as stuns, slows or fears. A pet's damage is not much when compared to the Rangers damage. Pets will follow "Out of Range" (from their masters) and can easily be dispatched. If you are fighting another ranger, kill them first. If you break your attack on the ranger to kill the pet, you will fall behind in damage and lose the fight. Some rangers have gimped their damage in the hopes of increasing their survivability. They do manage better in the large group fights, but when in a group and they get attacked one on one by another ranger, they lose. Their survivability is increased by 1/4 but their damage is decreased by 1/2. When a ranger fights another ranger, it is a dps race. The "glass cannon" wins and unless the pet is causing serious interrupt problems it should be ignored. If it becomes a problem, then run back into your group, getting out of range to the ranger you are fighting, and immediately kill the pet. re-engaging the ranger immediately after. As a Ranger, you can always fall back out of the damage area to recuperate, but it is your job to kill the other rangers on the opposing team, keeping them from aoeing your group and protecting your allies from their deadly single target dps. Also, when an opponent tries to begin a push, hit them hard. When they see their health dropping like a rock ... they usually retreat. Assault on towers and keeps rely upon the ranger's aoe in clearing the ramparts from defensive opponents. In short, ignore enemy pets unless they are becoming problematic. At range, you will be killing many pets while aoeing the group. Keep your pet focused on other rangers, or retreating enemies that are nearly down. Keep the enemy focused on saving their ally instead of attacking your group. When your pet goes down, swap pets and continue. Pet dps or buffing will not make the difference. You remaining actively engaged, threatening the enemy will make all the difference in winning and losing. Effective enemy rangers are doing the same as you ... build yourself to beat them. Become and anti-ranger ranger. I have found that the one thing a ranger hates, in WvW, is another ranger attacking them. They want to sit at range and attack with out being damaged. When you attack them, they run for the hills. There are the group of good ones, that turn and fight you ... if they weren't the ones initiating the attacks. If you are attacked directly by another ranger, while in a group, look out. He knows his job and is probably capable of doing it. You see another ranger firing on the group from a flanking position. You flank with them and when within 1200m send in your pet. First priority is to keep them from retreating or closing to use melee on you. Dogs make great pets for stunning, and an owls F2 will slow. You open with Shortbow: Concussion Shot, Crippling Shot, and Quick Shot to gain distance. You should spec "Eagle Eye" (Marksman "X"). Swap to Longbow: Rapid Fire (/w Quickening Zephyr cast immediately once Rapid Fire cast begins), Hunter's Shot and swap to your Shortbow (of the Battle) for might, and repeat from the top (using Quickening Zephyr with your Rapid Fire whenever available). Now that this is out, I will be having more difficulty eating rangers for lunch in WvW. This is a bit scrambled and hard to follow. I have put off writing the guide ... but it is coming soon (once I finish the "all there is to know about pets" inquisition).

» Edited on: 2012-11-03 23:03:42

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Replied On: 11/03/2012 at 10:51 PM PDT
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I have revamped the guide. It has better explanations/examples, a bit of a format change, and has been brought into line with the naming conventions used by the official WIKI.

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Replied On: 11/03/2012 at 11:03 PM PDT
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I need to get information from individuals with the Hall of Monuments pets. I need to know the vitality of the White Raven when compared to the Raven, both in and out of the Mists (spvp). I need the same information for the Black Widow Spider and the Jungle Spider. They are supposed to be less, but there is also information that the White Raven is equivalent to the Raven outside of the Mists. This makes me wonder if Black Widow Spider has less vitality than the Jungle Spider in both areas. If either are equal in and out of the Mists, then the HoM pets available to Rangers in the Mists, may not be equivalent to those players that have received the pets through the HoM. To know everything I need to know, I must eliminate the inconsistencies and I do not have access to the HoM pets outside of the Mists. Anyone able to help with this issue ... hardcore original Guild Wars players, that have the pets ... please get me as much of this information as you possibly can. Screenshots of the Pet Management Panel in both cases and places would be much appreciated. Just the information would suffice for now. Just knowing which Rangers in the guild have the pets would be helpful so that I could communicate privately if need be.





» Edited on: 2012-12-29 16:07:42

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Replied On: 11/07/2012 at 11:03 AM PST
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I revamped the Classification section. If anyone sees anything off ... mistyped or inaccurate ... please post.

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